Author: chris

Each state within the United States has its own unique judicial selection process within its own court system.

Using the Internet or Strayer databases, research the judicial selection process for different court systems from different states within the U.S. Court System.

Write a five to eight (5-8) page paper in which you:

1. Discuss the judicial selection process of your state. Include, at a minimum, the qualifications and steps that are taken in order to select judges for the different kinds of courts within your specific state.
2. Choose a second state, and describe the qualifications and the selection process for judges within that state.
3. Compare and contrast for both states the qualifications necessary for a prospective candidate to become a judge. Next, identify the steps that the relevant persons / entities need to take in order to remove a judge from office for disciplinary reasons for each state.
4. Justify the selection process for the state that you believe has the best system in place. Justify the response.
5. Use at least three (3) quality academic resources.Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Detail the history and organization of the levels of the American court system and the issue of jurisdictional boundaries.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in the criminal court and the judicial process in America.
• Write clearly and concisely about the American court system using proper writing mechanics and APA style conventions.

In a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document, submit the following:

• Citing research from a variety of sources, including the company’s website, social media sites, company blogs, industry and trade sources, and other sources, provide a description of the organization, including the organization’s products or services, customer or client base, areas of operation or distribution, history, main competition, and the corporation’s current situation.
• Discuss the mission, vision, and ethics policy of this corporation. What led you to select it?
• Discuss the ethical principles under which the organization works.

SELECTED COMPANY IS:  WALMART

PARAGRAPH #1: WAS SLAVERY INEVITABLE?

What do you think, given the pressures and events of the time, could the advent of Slavery in the Americas have been prevented? Yes or no? Give at least 3 reasons why you think so or not.

PARAGRAPH #2: WHAT WOULD I DO TO PREVENT IT?

Suppose you were around in 1600 as governor of America or King of England and had the power to change history if you just found the right solutions. What would be at least 3 things you would do to try to prevent slavery in the Americas and why you think these measures would be effective.

This week’s readings have addressed how the nature and design of an organization’s jobs can potentially influence the job satisfaction and the degree of motivation of employees, as well as impact the entire culture and productivity of the organization.

Based on your reading for this week:

Post by Day 3 a 150- to 500-word statement in the Discussion thread that answers all of the following questions:

• How can managers enrich or enlarge employees’ jobs?
• What reactions, both positive and negative, might an employee have to a change in responsibilities or duties, and why?
• How might job enrichment or enlargement impact an organization’s culture, productivity, and profitability?

Support your work with specific citations from the Learning Resources. You are allowed to draw from additional sources to support your argument, but you must cite using APA standards. All quoted material must be identified, cited, and referenced per APA standards.

You are encouraged to enrich your posting with your personal examples, experience, or insights.

Edit your postings carefully for spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors.

Respond by Day 6 with at least 75 words each to two or more of your colleagues’ postings in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question.
• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s posting.
• Offer and support an opinion.
• Make a suggestion.
• Expand on your colleague’s posting.

Please note that that you are expected to post and respond to class Discussions a minimum of 2 different days each week (1 day to submit your post, another to respond to your colleagues). Points will be deducted if you do not participate in the course Discussion on at least on 2 days during the week.

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses to your posting and responses. Note what you have learned and the insights that you gained as a result of participating in this Discussion.

 

Required Resources

Readings

• Jones, G. R., & George, J. M. (2014). Essentials of contemporary management (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
  • Chapter 7, “Designing Organizational Structure” (pp. 222–257)

    This chapter addresses the different ways of structuring an organization. The authors emphasize the ways in which environmental, technology, and human factors can and should influence the choice of organizational structure. This discussion flows into an explanation of designing jobs, grouping jobs, and then forming divisions within an organization that may be based on functional, geographic, product, or market areas. The criteria and variations in global structures are also discussed. Finally the authors explain the establishment of lines of authority, communication, and collaboration.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did that organization appear to have been rationally organized to achieve specific criteria? Were responsibilities clearly delineated? Were there unnecessary obstacles to communication or collaboration? Was technology adapted to the organization’s design, or was the organization’s structure adapted to take advantage of new technology? Was the structure of the organization truly efficient and effective? Did the organization’s structure influence the productivity and morale of employees? How might you go about changing the structure of that organization?

  • Chapter 8, “Control, Change, and Entrepreneurship” (pp. 258–295)

    This chapter addresses the importance of organizational control and of designing a control process, as well as how technology and the establishment of control systems can facilitate organizational control. Two categories of control processes are examined. (1) “Output control” focuses on quantitative indicators of output, production, quality, satisfaction, and the achievement of goals, objectives, and targets. (2) “Behavior control” focuses on directing and influencing the behavior of employees and groups of employees through the use of goals, objectives, policies, procedures, rules, boundaries, and direct supervision. Lastly, control is discussed as an important element of change management and of entrepreneurship.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Think about an organization that you have been a part of or are familiar with. Did the managers and supervisors have effective control over their areas of responsibilities? When the managers and supervisors wanted something changed or done, did this get changed or done in an efficient manner? Did the managers and supervisors really know what was occurring within their areas of responsibilities? Were there clear standards of performance and personal conduct, and how were these standards monitored and enforced? Were there goals, objectives, or targets for all functional areas? Was progress toward those goals, objectives, or targets continually monitored?

  • Chapter 9, “Motivation” (pp. 296–325)

    This chapter addresses the nature of human motivation and introduces you to various theories that explain various aspects of motivation. Those theories include the family of “needs” theories, as well as expectancy theory, equity theory, goal-setting theory, and two learning theories. The chapter ends with a discussion of various ways in which money, in the form of compensation, has been used to influence employees’ behavior and performance.

    Focus on the definitions and concepts provided throughout this chapter. Try to see how each of the theories complements the other theories. Ask yourself, what does each motivational theory contribute to your understanding of human motivation? What are the differences and the relationship between job satisfaction and motivation? What is the difference between attempting to motivate an employee versus attempting to manipulate an employee? Based on the motivational theories and your personal observations, under what conditions may a pay increase motivate an employee, and under what circumstances might a bonus work better? What really motivates you to be a good employee? Is it different than that which can motivate you to excel or strive for higher achievements?

In many cases, prejudice stems from the unknown. As individuals, we tend to migrate toward those who may look like us, act like us, and think like us. As a result, it may be difficult for us to open our minds and embrace those whose values, beliefs, and overall sense of self differ from our own.

For this assignment, compose a paper that is three to four pages in length.  In your paper, discuss the impacts of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination in the context of social psychology.  Be sure to address the following points:

1. Define and describe the following terms: prejudice, stereotype, discrimination, and ingroup vs. outgroup. Based on your own experiences in the social world, can you relate to any of these terms? Do you identify with a particular term? Why or why not?

   2.   Examine the social, cognitive, and societal origins of prejudice and stereotypes. Be sure to include specific information regarding categorization, such as ingroup favoritism and the outgroup homogeneity effect, norms, competition for resources, and social inequalities. Of the categories presented, which do you think are the most significant in our society and in your particular community?

   3.   Analyze the influences that promote stereotyping, and offer strategies to reduce prejudice. What are the consequences of stereotyping and discrimination? Who does this behavior hurt, and in what ways does it hurt them? Are we inadvertently creating self-fulfilling prophecies in our society? If so, how can we take steps to improve attitudes, judgments, and behaviors?

For this assignment, please address each of the items below:

1. Describe the factors of attraction. What attracts us to one another? Why are we less likely to befriend someone from another culture than someone from a similar background with a similar physical aesthetic? Be sure to identify and describe all six factors in attraction.

   2.   Discuss the human need to build bonds and relationships. Do we have an innate need to belong? If so, why? How is this need attached to our emotions, our social bonds, and our fear of deprivation?

   3.   Explain the three types of love: companionate, passionate, and compassionate.  What are the differences and similarities among them? What is an example of each type? How does Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love distinguish romantic love, from empty love or infatuation? Please thoroughly address each of the components in Figure 12.1.

 

Figure 12.1

Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love

Robert Sternberg (1986) divides love into even more distinct categories. In his triangular theory of love, he describes three aspects of love. Each can be thought of as a point on a triangle (see Figure 12.1). Intimacy is one component, described as feelings of closeness or bonds to another person. Intimacy may include sharing of oneself and one’s possessions with another, counting on that person in times of need, and receiving emotional support from and providing emotional support to the other person. We tend to grow in intimacy within a relationship. Intimacy is moderately stable over time. Typically, intimacy is quite important in long-term relationships. We have some control over how much intimacy we have in a relationship though we may not be consciously aware of how much we have.

Figure 12.1: Sternberg’s triangular theory of love

Sternberg’s three aspects of love combine to form many different types of love.

From Sternberg, Robert J. (1986). A triangular theory of love. Psychological Review 93(2): 119–135. Copyright © 1986 by the American Psychological Association.

The second and third components of love in the triangular theory are passion and commitment. Passion involves physical attraction to another person or expression of desires and needs. Passion is not necessarily stable in our relationships. Generally, we do not have a great deal of control over passion, though we are often aware of how much passion we are feeling for someone else. The final component is commitment. According to Sternberg, this can be a short-term commitment, the decision to love a particular other person, or a long-term commitment, the decision to stay with someone over the long term. We control the amount of commitment we have in a relationship, and it is important for long-term relationships. Individuals who are securely attached tend to have more intimacy and commitment in relationships, and greater relationship satisfaction (Madey & Rodgers, 2009).

Within the triangular theory of love these three components are combined to describe different kinds of love. For example, infatuated love is a type of love that includes passion but no intimacy or commitment. Companionate love, on the other hand, includes intimacy and commitment but no passion.

In two paragraphs, explain the difference between the role of using a computer program and the role of programming a computer.

 

Analyze why understanding the difference between both roles is important when designing and programming an application?

Here’s What Happened . . .

You have just been promoted to sergeant in the Community Policing Division of the Centervale Police Department. Your first assignment is to examine the criminal behavior in your area and work with local agencies to develop proactive policies to help reduce criminal activity and lower the overall crime rate. Your jurisdiction covers many different areas; you know that a one-size-fits-all approach will not work. You decide to break down your jurisdiction into smaller areas to tackle them individually.

Area 1 is a low-income area that is often featured in the news for its high murder rate. This area is a transient, high-rent district (for example, the housing is not expensive, but most houses are rented, not owned, by occupants) populated with single-parent households. Most citizens are unemployed, and the high dropout rate paints the school system as being one of the worst in the region.

Area 2 is also a low-income area with a lot of property crime but with an overall lower crime rate than that in Area 1. Many employed dual-parent households have purchased their homes through government programs instead of opting to rent. Although the schools are better and the dropout rate is relatively lower than that in Area 1, the dropout rate is still higher than the national average.

Area 3 is culturally diverse and continually changes and grows every year. Although the overall crime rate has risen slowly, unemployment is high, property crime is high, and violent crime is high. Specifically, Area 3 has an unusually high murder rate.

Area 4 has both employed, high-income families and employed, low-income families. Because land costs less, expensive houses continue to be built in low-income areas. The Centervale Police Department reports an extremely high number of calls-for-service from citizens residing in high-income housing in low-income neighborhoods, who report frequent incidents of vandalism and other property crimes.

Here’s What You Need To Do . . .

Review the details and prepare a 3–4-page report that discusses the criminal activity in these areas. Compose your paper based on the following points:

1. Analyze and evaluate each area. Based on your knowledge of the explanations of crime, identify and discuss key factors (for example, biological, environmental, and cultural) that may influence criminal activity.
2. Select and apply the best criminological theory to explain the criminal activity for each area. Identify and discuss each area’s specific characteristics as they relate to the theory’s specific concepts and key terms. Be sure to include each tenet of the theory and explain how it connects to the characteristics of the specific area.
3. Support your explanations with research gleaned from assigned readings, optional readings, and additional credible academic sources.
4. Create a three-pronged plan to recommend that promotes crime reduction for each specific area to present to the city’s stakeholders. Compose a clear and concise theoretical argument for your plan. Be sure to use the tenets of the selected theory to support each prong of your plan.

Note: Be sure to organize your paper into clear and concise paragraphs. You should read the grading rubric before starting your paper to ensure you cover all the material appropriately. Use APA in-text citations to cite external sources that link to corresponding references on a separate page.

•    Read these two early seventeenth century accounts related to John Smith.

•    How do these accounts demonstrate that there are two sides to every story?

•    Describe a situation at work, with family, with friends, or out in public when you have recognized

     that there is more than one side to a story.

 

I copied both accounts of the story please read both sories and answer the the first two question in two paragraph. Third question you can make up a story two paragraph please so in total the assignment should have 4 papragraphs in MLA format.

From The General Historie of Virginia by Capt. John Smith, 1624; The Fourth Booke, in Lyon Gardiner Tyler, ed., Narratives of Early Virginia 1606–1625 (New York, 1907), pp. 326–327.

 

Captain John Smith and Pocahontas are, of course, part of U.S. history and mythology. The letter excerpted below describes Smith’s imprisonment by the Algonquian people; his relationship with Pocahontas and her father, Powhatan; and the role the Native Americans played in helping Smith and his compatriots survive. Historians believe that it is possible that the story Smith relates about being saved from execution by Pocahontas may have been entirely fabricated. Another possibility is that it describes a ritual that involved a sort of mock execution and salvation. Smith wrote many accounts of his exploits in the New World, and his tone throughout seems purposely devised to convince the monarchy to continue to support the Virginia Company.

 

 

So it is, That some ten yeeres agoe being in Virginia, and taken prisoner by the power of Powhatan their chiefe King, I received from this great Salvage exceeding great courtesie, especially from his sonne Nantaquaus, the most manliest, comeliest, boldest spirit, I ever saw in a Salvage, and his sister Pocahontas, the Kings most deare and wel-beloved daughter, being but a childe of twelve or thirteene yeeres of age, whose compassionate, pitifull heart, of my desperate estate, gave me much cause to respect her: I being the first Christian this proud King and his grim attendants ever saw: and thus enthralled in their barbarous power, I cannot say I felt the least occasion of want that was in the power of those my mortall foes to prevent, notwithstanding al their threats. After some six weeks fatting amongst those Salvage Courtiers, at the minute of my execution, she hazarded the beating out of her owne braines to save mine; and not onely that, but so prevailed with her father, that I was safely conducted to James towne: where I found about eight and thirtie miserable poore and sicke creatures, to keepe possession of all those large territories of Virginia; such was the weaknesse of this poore Commonwealth, as had the Salvages not fed us, we directly had starved.

 

And this reliefe, most gracious Queene, was commonly brought us by this Lady Pocahontas. Notwithstanding all these passages, when inconstant Fortune turned our peace to warre, this tender Virgin would still not spare to dare to visit us, and by her our jarres have beene oft appeased, and our wants still supplyed; were it the policie of her father thus to imploy her, or the ordinance of God thus to make her his instrument, or her extraordinarie affection to our Nation, I know not: but of this I am sure; when her father with the utmost of his policie and power. Sought to surprize mee, having but eighteene with mee, the darke night could not affright her from comming through the irksome woods, and with watered eies gave me intelligence, with her best advice to escape his furie; which had he knowne, hee had surely slaine her. James towne with her wild traine she as freely frequented, as her fathers habitation; and during the time of two or three yeeres, she next under God, was still the instrument to preserve this Colonie from death, famine and utter confusion; which if in those times, had once beene dissolved, Virginia might have line as it was at our first arrivall to this day.

 

 

 

 

Remarks by Chief Powhatan to John Smith (c. 1609)

 

From Samuel Drake, Biography and History of the Indians of North America, 11th ed. (Boston, 1841), p. 353.

 

By 1609, relations between the Jamestown settlers and the Algonquian people, led by Chief Powhatan, had deteriorated. Trade continued, but the atmosphere was becoming increasingly hostile. In the excerpt below, Powhatan addresses Captain John Smith, legendary leader of the Jamestown settlement, and explains his concerns for the future of the relationship.

 

 

I am now grown old, and must soon die; and the succession must descend, in order, to my brothers, Opitchapan, Opekankanough, and Catataugh, and then to my two sisters, and their two daughters. I wish their experience was equal to mine; and that your love to us might not be less than ours to you. Why should you take by force that from us which you can have by love? Why should you destroy us, who have provided you with food? What can you get by war? We can hide our provisions, and fly into the woods; and then you must consequently famish by wronging your friends. What is the cause of your jealousy? You see us unarmed, and willing to supply your wants, if you will come in a friendly manner, and not with swords and guns, as to invade an enemy. I am not so simple, as not to know it is better to eat good meat, lie well, and sleep quietly with my women and children; to laugh and be merry with the English; and, being their friend, to have copper, hatchets, and whatever else I want, than to fly from all, to lie cold in the woods, feed upon acorns, roots, and such trash, and to be so hunted, that I cannot rest, eat, or sleep. In such circumstances, my men must watch, and if a twig should but break, all would cry out, “Here comes Capt. Smith”; and so, in this miserable manner, to end my miserable life; and, Capt. Smith, this might be soon your fate too, through your rashness and unadvisedness. I, therefore, exhort you to peaceable councils; and, above all, I insist that the guns and swords, the cause of all our jealousy and uneasiness, be removed and sent away.

 

 

 

 

Historically, risk management has generally been limited to pure loss exposure, including property risks, liability risks, and personnel risks. Recently, many companies have begun to take a more holistic management approach to pure and speculative risk. In a three- to four-page paper (excluding title and reference pages) formatted according to APA style guidelines, discuss the current changing landscape of risk management. Be sure to identify causal factors for change, risk management tools, and desired outcomes. Use at least two scholarly sources.